LaPorte County, IN

ZIP 46574

In ZIP 46574, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hamlet Water Works meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 250× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Fisher-Calo, 2.2 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: New York Blower Co (33%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 126,875 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 46574

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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